What
are Orchids?
- Orchids
is the common name for the family, Orchidaceae.
- It is
the largest family of the flowering plants, and the
name is derived from the genus Orchis.
- There
are 880 genera and nearly 22,000 accepted species,
but the exact number is unknown since classification
differs greatly in the academic world.
- The largest
genera are Bulbophyllum (2,000 species), Epidendrum
(1,500 species), Dendrobium (1,400 species) and Pleurothallis
(1,000 species).
Find out
more at our Orchids
Culture Guide .
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The bizarre flowers of Bulbophyllum plumatum.
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